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Intro
Why did God create Man?
What is the role of the church?
What is my goal in leading as the under-shepherd of Christ?
Message
The Person of Love
The God of Love
Separation = 1 Jhn 4.8.
Sacrifice = 1 Jhn 4.9.
Salvation = 1 Jhn 4.10.
The Person of Love = Jesus = 1 Jhn 4.10 “10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”
The People of Love
1 Jhn 4.7 “7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.”
The expectation of this love
defining love
define propitiation
Origin in God… Love is the test
we who have been loved so much would ourselves love one another
we who are called by His name ought to love for we are His
The expression of this love
the worlds false love… unregenerate cannot love
biblical love… see below
Christ is the Person of Love, in Christ you are to be a People of Love.
The Practice of Love
The Call of Love
1 Jhn 4.13 “13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.”
God’s love permeates us = to fill you
Eph 5.18 - be filled with the spirit
God’s love is perpetuated through us = to go beyond you
God’s love is perfected in us = Christ through you
perfected = fully accomplished… nothing laking in Christ!!
identity in Christ ?
The Confession of Love
1 Jhn 4.15-16 “15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
16 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us.
God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”
the truth of this confession
the terms of this confession
death to self for the other… what does this look like?
By the Spirit of Christ we make both make profession of Christ and practice Christ-like Love to one another.
The Perfection & Power of Love
The Falseness of Love
1 Jhn 4.20 “20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.”
when is love a lie?… when we call a lie love!
The Fellowship of Love
1 Jhn 4.19 “19 We love because he first loved us.” 1 Jhn 4.21 “21 And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.”
we are a people created for relationships
this love brigs fellowship with God as well as man
The Fearlessness of Love
1 Jhn 4.17-18 “17 By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.
For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.”
fearlessness in the life to come
fearlessness in sharing this gospel
The Faith of Love
1 Jhn 5.4 “4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world.
And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.”
The fullness of the perfected power of Christ in us is both internally and externally experienced as we fearlessly embrace by faith this gospel.
Close
Do you know the gospel?
Can you articulate the gospel?
Do you believe the gospel?
Are you sharing this gospel?
Are we living this gospel?
New Year, Same Mission!!
Group Questions
How would you explain the meaning of “love” to a child in a way that child could understand?
How is the supernatural love of God different from the superficial idea of love that we so often hold?
Why does love have its origin in God? Can unregenerate people truly love?
How is the love shown by those born of God different?
What is the difference between knowing about God and knowing God personally as Father?
Why is love a good test for whether someone knows God?
How would you define the word propitiation to a group of your peers?
What does it tell us about God?
About man?
Where do we see these themes throughout the rest of Scripture?
How can Christians perfect the love of God?
Does that mean there is something lacking in Christ’s work?
What would Christian love look like if Christ’s example was truly followed?
How can you follow the example of love He displayed on the Cross?
Explain the connection between identity and action when it comes to love.
Why must identity come first?
How does abiding in the love of God give us confidence when we face judgment?
How does it reassure us for the future?
Why does love cast out fear?
What does fear reveal about our relationship to God?
Why does John combine loving God with loving your neighbor?
Which is more important?
Why is it impossible to love an invisible God if you do not love your brother?
How is the command to love God and neighbor seen throughout the Scriptures?
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